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Jessica Sansom is an optimistic, persistent, passionate sustainability speaker and a constructive agitator for a sustainable future.
Jessica has spent over 20 years leading change in the food industry, embedding sustainability into business models and shaping strategies across the entire value chain. Most recently, she has worked as Sustainability Director at Huel, where she led efforts to align nutrition, health, and environmental impact.
Before this, she held senior sustainability roles at Innocent Drinks and McDonald’s, working on sustainability, supply change, and policy influence.
She is also recognised as a keynote speaker on the future of food, consumer engagement, and sustainable leadership.
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Jessica Sansom is passionate about building a food system that nourishes both people and the planet. She thrives on challenging the status quo, driving collaboration across sectors, and turning ambition into action.
She was recently appointed as the Chief Impact Officer of EIT Food – Europe’s largest and most dynamic food innovation community. In this role, Jessica is leading their work to build a future-fit food system that produces healthy and sustainable food for all through the support of innovation, education, entrepreneurship, and public engagement.
Jessica has claimed several awards in her efforts in championing sustainable business including the Guardian Sustainable Business Award, Community Big Tick Award and the Rainforest Alliance Frog Award. Her efforts as an ethical and environmental leader have also been recognised by Forbes and Ethical Corporation.
Having worked in government departments, think tanks and consultancies, Jessica realised that her ideal role was working within the private sector, leading change from within.
In 2020, Jessica was named as one of the 100 UK Leading Environmentalists by Forbes.
Jessica is a highly sought-after environmental and business speaker, covering topics including:
– Sustainable Leadership
– Brand Purpose
– Future Proof Business Models
– Consumer Engagement
– Employee Engagement
– The Need For Change
– The Environment and Sustainability
In her talks Jessica always aims to inspire action and leave audiences feeling empowered.
A very relevant and engaging presentation. Clear visuals, held audiences attention, told an interesting story and provided discussion.
JD Marketing
We feel very grateful that we had Jessica Sansom at our European Startup Festival 2020. We went crazy when she confirmed her participation and we were right to do so as she was absolutely fantastic! The event was held online in November 2020 and she was giving the sustainability keynote speech ‘sustainable from the start’. We and the participants were amazed how many practical steps were included in the 15 minutes she had. The honesty and transparency of the talk were refreshing and eye-opening.
European Startup Festival